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Sox place Ross on seven-day DL, call up Lavarnway

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Ross defends the bunt 0:41

5/11/13: David Ross springs out of the catcher's box to field a bunt and fires a perfect strike to first base in time for the out

By Jason Mastrodonato
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MLB.com |

BOSTON -- Catcher David Ross was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list before Sunday's 12-4 loss to the Blue Jays. Ryan Lavarnway was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket to take his place on the active roster.

Ross sustained the injury during Saturday's 3-2 loss, when he took a pair of foul balls off his mask.

Ross, who was feeling "foggy" later that night, has sustained one other concussion in his career, after being knocked over by Mike Cameron in a home-plate collision in 2007.

"Given his position, we can't put him at risk with any additional foul balls or foul tips to the mask," manager John Farrell said.

Lavarnway has been swinging a hot bat with the PawSox, hitting.321 with seven doubles, two home runs, 15 RBIs, 16 runs and 13 walks.

Jason Mastrodonato is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @jmastrodonato. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.